From Lawns to Food

YEG Food Forest converts unproductive lawns into elegant landscape that produces an abundance of diverse and healthy food. Trade in your lawn maintenance for picking fresh fruit.

What is a food forest?

A Food Forest produces a variety of fruit, herbs and vegetables throughout the season, offering fresh food and medicines every year.

These systems are designed based on the principles of permaculture and syntropy, and partners with Nature’s successional cycle through the use of optimized disturbance events.

These events help speed up the natural progression of the forest system, bringing it towards increased abundance and well-being. As a result, maintenance like watering, pruning and mowing is significantly reduced.

Why Should I Plant a food forest?

  • Food prices are increasing

  • Food quality (even foods labeled as organic) is decreasing

  • Produce your own nutritious fruit, herbs and medicines

  • Convert your property’s under-used areas into highly productive, and beautiful spaces

  • Substitute mowing your lawn for eating fresh fruit produced by you

  • Develop skills while reconnecting with nature

  • Never. Bag. Grass. Again!

YEG FOOD FOREST Services

DESIGN

We will explore your vision, values and resources for the project, and design a food forest that best fits your unique context.

INSTALLATION

We provide full installation services to ensure your design is executed with accuracy. Construction can be completed over multiple phases to ensure your budget, timeline and goals are respected.

MAINTENANCE

Our team provides professional maintenance to keep your yard and food forest looking great. We also mentor our clients on how to best manage their food forests, ensuring they feel well-equipped to maintain their food forest with ease.